Jose ‘Pepe’ Mujica, ex-president of Uruguay, former guerrilla and cannabis reformer, dies aged 89 - The one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay enacted progressive reforms that ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, leftist presidents from the region came to remember former President José Mujica on Thursday as a generous and charismatic ...

Supporters walk behind the casket of Uruguay's former President Jose Mujica during his funeral procession, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.© AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich ...

And there you are!” Pepe Mujica led Uruguay from 2010 to 2015, with the leftist coalition Frente Amplio. His was one of the most progressive governments in the country’s history.

José “Pepe” Mujica, former president of Uruguay, died at 89 after battling cancer. He became the first head of state in the world to legalize all forms of cannabis in 2013.

Crowds have poured into the streets of Uruguay's capital to bid a poignant farewell to former President José Mujica, a guerrilla fighter-turned-pioneering leader who became an icon of the Latin ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, leftist presidents from the region came to remember former President José Mujica on Thursday as a generous and ...

World Latin America’s leftist leaders remember Uruguay’s ‘Pepe’ Mujica as generous, charismatic leader May 15, 2025 at 4:31 pm Updated May 15, 2025 at 5:22 pm By NAYARA BATSCHKE ...